REV. JAMES P. FLYNN
Fr. Flynn, of Mamaroneck, NY, went home to his Divine Lord on Thursday,
December 8, 2005, after a brief illness. He had served as a priest of the
Archdiocese of New York for more than 58 years.
Father was born in Manhattan on February 25, 1922 to Patrick and Catherine
Monaghan Flynn, and attended Immaculata High School, Manhattan College, and
St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie. He was ordained on March 1, 1947 and his
first assignment was St. Mary's Parish in Ellenville, NY. In 1953, he was
reassigned to Most Holy Trinity Parish in Mamaroneck, NY, where he served for
more than 21 years. Here he focused his ministry on the parish youth and
began the Jr. Holy Name Society for the boys and the Jr. and Sr. Sodalities
for the girls and young women. An athlete himself, he introduced CYO sports,
including softball, basketball, and cheerleading teams for grammar and high
school youth, acting as coach of most of the teams, many of which were
Archdiocesan champions.
He was named administrator of Our Lady of Refuge Church in the Bronx in
1974 and pastor in 1977. His last assignment was pastor of Sacred Heart Church,
Patterson, NY from 1985 until his retirement in 1997. Upon retiring, he moved
to Mamaroneck, where he continued his ministry serving at Greenwich Woods
Health and Laurelton Health Care Centers in Greenwich, CT and Resurrection
Church in Rye, NY.
He was predeceased by his brother, Joseph, and sister, Elizabeth. A Mass of the
Resurrection will be Celebrated on Monday, December 12, 2005, 10 AM, at Sacred
Heart Church, Patterson, NY. The principle celebrant will be the Most Rev.
Dennis J. Sullivan, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of New York and the
homilist will be the Rev. Thomas M. Lutz, pastor of Sacred Heart Church.
Interment following at St. Lawrence O'Toole Cemetery, Brewster, NY. Friends
may call at the Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Avenue, Brewster on Sunday,
December 11 from 2-7 PM. On Monday, December 12 there will be a visitation at
Sacred Heart Church from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM before the Mass.
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